Hi. I have a 2-3 week old black australorp chick who has a beak/upper head injury. When I got him, he had already been pecked by a bigger bird but had been removed from the situation. His beak area had already scabbed over and looked like it was healing. For the last 2 1/2 weeks he has looked the same. However, it happened during the time that I was running erands today--the scabs are now gone and his beak looks really bad--one small area is sill red/bloody. I noticed that in his brooder box he is shaking his head back and forth and is having a little trouble opening one of his eyes all the way. Also, his upper beak growth has been stunted, apparently, because his upper beak is shorter than his lower beak. I read some information about blue kote and other treatments. I do not have any blue kote. Should I run out to get some? Just a few minutes ago I took a q-tip and applied some antibiotic ointment to the wound area. I didn't know if I should do anything about the eye or not. How many times a day should I apply the ointment? By the way, he is in a brooder box with 11 other chicks, but I have not noticed them picking on him. They all seem to get along really well. Of course, they seemed curious, after I put him back in the box, about what he had on his beak area.
Thanks,
Melissa
Thanks,
Melissa
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